This event will be a 60 minute digital workshop aimed to engage children across the globe. The focus of this session will be to explore the density of liquids, using two hands on activities, conducted with everyday household items. Participants will be provided the list of materials at least one week prior to the event….
Topic: Environment and Nature
Stars of the Sea Wild Livestream – Fish and Sharks
Learn about our wonderful marine animals, the threats they face and how to conserve them in this 30 minute Wild Livestream. This livestream is interactive-you can ask questions in the chat and interact with our wonderful presenters. The content is aimed at upper primary level, but can be enjoyed by young and old alike. Simply…
Stars of the Sea Wild Livestream – Most Popular Creatures
Learn about our wonderful marine animals, the threats they face and how to conserve them in this 30 minute Wild Livestream. This livestream is interactive-you can ask questions in the chat and interact with our wonderful presenters. The content is aimed at upper primary level, but can be enjoyed by young and old alike. Simply…
Oceanic Biomimicry: Deep problems, tough challenges, soft robotics
Robots that mimic the movement and adaptability of living organisms – science fiction or science in action? With the advancement of technology and its parameters ever expanding, so do our ideas around innovation with those technologies. When we think of robots, the first images that come to mind is that of something shiny, metal, and…
Stars of the Sea Wild Livestream – Echinoderms, Molluscs and Crustaceans
Learn about our wonderful marine animals, the threats they face and how to conserve them in this 30 minute Wild Livestream. This livestream is interactive: you can ask questions in the chat and interact with our wonderful presenters. The content is aimed at upper primary level, but can be enjoyed by young and old alike….
Sharks, Shrimp and Seagrass: lessons to inform protection of coastal ecosystem
Sharks, shrimp and seagrass are all valued parts of our coastal ecosystems, but they are also at the centre of conflicts over how people use the coasts. In this talk, Dr Chris Brown from Griffith’s Australian Rivers Institute discusses why we’re failing to conserve coastal ecosystems through three examples of sharks, shrimp and seagrass. Chris…
EcoScience Schools Day
Central Australian schools are invited to participate in a series of free fun, informative and educational activities as part of Central Australia’s premier sustainability event – the 2020 EcoFair Science Schools Fair. The Ecofair Science Schools Event will run over two weeks, coinciding with National Science Week. Workshops will be presented by local and interstate…
Virtual Science Snipets – Blowing up Balloons with CO2
To Celebrate National Science Week East Gippsland Shire Library will be posting a short science demonstration that can be easily replicated at home. In today’s demonstration, Jane is going to show you how to inflate a balloon using the carbon dioxide given off by combining baking soda and vinegar. Videos will be posted at 4.00pm…
Beginners Guide to Birdwatching – Part 2: In-person
Birdwatching is a great activity that everyone can enjoy and the best way to learn is with an expert. Join us for a unique opportunity to tour the Inala property on beautiful Bruny Island. One of our specialist guides will take the group (minimum of five people) on a two hour walking tour, pointing out…
Fire, Flood, Storm and Cyclone: applying science to the challenge
The tragic and destructive bushfires of the 2019/20 Black Summer across south-eastern Australia pose a range of challenges for the nation’s scientists. In the face of the combined forces of nature, climate, demographics and limited resources, can science make a real difference? What sort of research do we need to do now to prepare for…